# N79078: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 14, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79078

## Aircraft that carried N79078

- [Cancelled 1982-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79078-1982-04-14): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257866. Owner: [Womble Sanford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOMBLE%20SANFORD), [Fisher, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fisher)
- [Cancelled 1950-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79078-1950-01-30): Curtiss Wright C-46, S/N 180. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Stevens W L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20W%20L), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

## NTSB investigations on N79078 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DPG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG19), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172 (N79078), Bay, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N79078 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810426018949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426018949A), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172K (N79078), Bay, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power. Nosed over landing in rough field. Found one magneto dead. Other weak spark.

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